Debate Pack
This House of Commons Library debate pack briefing has been prepared for a debate entitled "Work Capability Assessments". It will take place in Westminster Hall at 2.30pm on Wednesday 13th December 2017 and will be led by David Linden MP.
Debate Pack
There will be an Opposition Day Debate on Universal Credit on Tuesday 5th December in the Commons Chamber. This Commons Library landing page contains recent Library briefings, parliamentary material, press releases, and Government material.
Research Briefing
Universal Credit aims to replace six working-age benefits. The Government is now rolling out the Full Service, under which everyone eligible can claim UC no matter their circumstances. Once the Full Service is launched in an area both the number and range of people claiming UC is likely to grow quickly. At the end of September 2017 there were 101 jobcentres running the Full Service. Between October 2017 and January 2018, 134 more jobcentres will launch the Full Service. That will add 150,000 more people to the UC caseload – a 25% increase, and an overall rise from 8% to 10% of the final 7 million people expected to be eligible.
Debate Pack
This Commons Library Debate Pack briefing has been prepared for a General Debate on the Department for Work and Pensions’ support for care leavers which will take place at 3pm on Thursday 16 November 2017. This debate was agreed by the Backbench Business Committee and will take place in Westminster Hall.
Debate Pack
This Debate Pack briefing provides information in anticipation of the debate, entitled “Job centres and the Department for Work and Pensions estate”. This debate is sponsored by Chris Stephens MP and will take place in Westminster Hall on Thursday 20 July at 1.30pm, lasting for 90 minutes.
Research Briefing
Key Issues 2017 is a series of short briefings on the topics that will take centre stage in UK and international politics in the new Parliament. Written by impartial Commons Library specialists, these articles are designed to help the reader get up to speed quickly on issues such as; Brexit, the housing crisis, the future of devolution and much more.
Research Briefing
This Commons Library briefing looks at the Bereavement Support Payment, which replaced bereavement benefits (the Bereavement Payment, Bereavement Allowance, and Widowed Parent's Allowance) for surviving spouses and civil partners widowed on or after 6 April 2017.
Research Briefing
Carer's Allowance cannot be paid in addition to the Retirement Pension because of the "overlapping benefits" rule. This Commons Library briefing looks at the rationale for this rule, and at the position of successive governments on payment of Carer's Allowance to people over State Pension Age.
Research Briefing
This Commons Library briefing paper gives an overview of the Permitted Work Rules, which allow people in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance to do some paid work without it affecting their benefit.
Debate Pack
This House of Commons Library Debate Pack briefing provides information for the debate, entitled "Roll-out of Universal Credit" and sponsored by Catherine McKinnell, which will take place in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 19th April at 2.30pm, lasting for 90 minutes. A previous Westminster Hall debate on this topic led by Catherine McKinnell was interrupted by the attack on Parliament on 22 March
Debate Pack
A debate is to take place in the House of Commons Chamber on Wednesday 19 April on a motion to revoke the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.
Research Briefing
This Commons Library briefing looks at the two child limit in Child Tax Credit and in Universal Credit introduced for new claims and births from 6 April 2017. There are limited exceptions to the two child rule, including where a child was conceived as a result of a "non-consensual sexual act."
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